GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Deployment of a unique new U.N. combat force, billed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a peace enforcer for eastern Congo, is being delayed by logistical difficulties and retic
African neighbors to help fund Zimbabwe vote: Mugabe
HARARE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said regional leaders will hold a summit to discuss how to fund an election later this year in which he is seeking to extend his three-decade rule, state media reported on Tues
Detroit's foundations spread money through broken city
DETROIT: When Kevin Ward fulfilled his dream by opening a rib joint in one of Detroit's poorest and most blighted areas, he could not afford extra meat. If the ribs ran out, he closed for the day. "We were doing real we
EU duties on Chinese solar panels losing member state support
BRUSSELS: A majority of EU governments oppose a plan to impose hefty duties on solar panel imports from China, a survey of member states showed on Monday, undermining efforts by Brussels to pressure Beijing over its tra
Ethiopian leader accuses international court of racial bias
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, the current chairman of the African Union, on Monday accused the International Criminal Court of racial bias and targeting Africans for prosecution, The Hague
Two dead, five hurt in Texas shooting spree
TEXAS: A gunman randomly firing from his pickup truck killed one person and wounded five, including the sheriff of Concho County, Texas, on Sunday before the suspect was killed in a shootout with law enforcement, offici
British officials knew suspect in soldier’s death had ties to Al Qaeda
LONDON: Britain’s security agencies appeared headed for a period of deeply uncomfortable scrutiny after the government said Sunday that it had been aware for more than two years that one of the two men suspected of hack
Jolie aunt dies of breast cancer days after op-ed
ESCONDIDO: Angelina Jolie's aunt died Sunday of breast cancer less than two weeks after Jolie had a double mastectomy to avoid the disease. Debbie Martin died at age 61 at a hospital in Escondido, California, near San D
Oil down on China worries
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were lower in Asian trade Monday, dragged down by prospects of weaker crude demand from China and a buildup in US stockpiles, analysts said. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate light
Moon may harbour alien minerals: study
PARIS: Minerals found in craters on the Moon may be remnants of asteroids that slammed into it and not, as long believed, the satellite's innards exposed by such impacts, a study said Sunday. The findings, published in
European stocks claw back ground as markets steady
LONDON: European stocks, bonds and the dollar traded more calmly on Monday after last week's turbulence, though another 3 percent dive in Japan's Nikkei kept investors on edge. While evidence mounts that a mid-year slow
BOJ board rift over ambitious price goal will test Governor Kuroda
TOKYO: A rift within the Bank of Japan's board over how to steer its radical monetary stimulus to end nearly two decades of damaging deflation underlined the early challenges Governor Haruhiko Kuroda faces in his effort
Japan's Mayor Hashimoto denies he meant to excuse wartime brothels
TOKYO: Outspoken Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, seeking to quell an international furor, denied on Monday that he had ever meant to excuse Japan's wartime military brothels and said Japan should apologize to the Asian and
Hollywood veteran Bruce Dern wins Cannes best actor
CANNES: One of the stars of Hollywood's 1970s golden age, Bruce Dern, won the best actor prize Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Alexander Payne's "Nebraska". In the recession-era road movie, the
SocGen's Russian unit fires CEO Golubkov
French bank Societe Generale's SOCG.PA Russian unit Rosbank has dismissed Chief Executive Vladimir Golubkov following his prosecution for bribery and will launch a search for a successor, it said on Monday. France's sec
Saudi death toll from new virus reaches 18
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says a woman has died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 18. Saudi Arabia remains the center for the virus as inves
Mystery of why we itch revealed by scientists
Scientists had an itch they just needed to scratch: solving the ages-old mystery as to why, exactly, we scratch ourselves. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research says the answer is a mixture of commo
22 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria's Qusayr
BAALBEK: Twenty-two Hezbollah members were killed in fighting alongside Syrian government forces against rebels for control of the town of Qusayr, a source close to Lebanon's movement said on Sunday. "There were 22 kill
Investigators looking at height clearance in bridge collapse
OLYMPIA: The oversize load on a semi-trailer truck that struck a Washington state bridge was likely too tall for the lowest point of clearance on the structure, part of which collapsed after the collision, a federal saf
